Adventure Therapy Institute

Adventure & Nature Therapy Practitioner | English | Compact Course | Bulgaria
2026-09-03 14:00 - 2026-09-13 15:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Chatama Forest, Горски Център Чатъма, Батак, 4580, Bulgaria
Are you ready to become a certified Adventure & Nature Therapy Expert?
Imagine studying in a forest and lake landscape. The power of nature will enrich your learning journey in profound ways. Seize this chance to transform your passion for nature into a rewarding career in the therapeutic field.
This nine-day experiential module will immerse you in practices that will deepen your awareness and strengthen your connection to the healing powers of nature. The second part of the training focuses on reflective methods and development of therapy programs and sessions that promote long-lasting effects for your clients. Over the course of nine days, you will learn how nature can serve as a co-therapist and how to design safe and effective interventions in Adventure and Nature Therapy.
The training provides a comprehensive introduction to the ENBIENBI ENBI (Experiential- and Nature-Based Interventions) describes an integrative therapeutic framework that combines intentional experiential engagement with nature-based methods to evoke meaningful, embodied experiences that strengthen self-efficacy, regulation, and therapeutic change. approach (Experience and Nature-Based Interventions) and shows you how to develop experience-oriented, nature-based therapy programs that promote emotional, mental, and physical well-being. You will gain valuable practical experience in guiding transformative nature experiences, professional risk management, and dealing with group dynamics and cultural sensitivity.
Create safe and effective conditions for experience- and nature-based therapeutic processes in line with the ENBI approach—and expand your therapeutic practice through the healing and sustainable effects of nature. Would you like to harness the supportive power of nature as an adjunct therapy in individual and group settings? This special training program will teach you the necessary skills and knowledge. You will explore ecopsychology principles and develop effective, experiential, nature-based therapy programs. You will learn how nature can promote emotional, mental, and physical well-being. In addition to therapeutic techniques, we emphasize group dynamics, cultural sensitivity, and creating an emotionally safe framework in adventure and nature therapy.

Trauma-informed nature-based practice
2026-09-22 19:00 - 20:00 | ZOOM
🌿 Trauma-informed and nature-based practice 🌿
Theoretical framework
This 2-hour online session introduces a trauma-informed, experience- and nature-based practice in line with the ENBIENBI ENBI (Experiential- and Nature-Based Interventions) describes an integrative therapeutic framework that combines intentional experiential engagement with nature-based methods to evoke meaningful, embodied experiences that strengthen self-efficacy, regulation, and therapeutic change. (Experience- & Nature-Based Interventions) framework. Designed as a location-independent format, it integrates guided attentional focus, embodied and perception-based practices, and structured reflective processes. The aim is to support self-regulation, stabilization, and meaning-oriented experience through a conscious relational engagement with both inner and outer natural phenomena.
Trauma-informed principles
The session is grounded in core trauma-informed principles such as safety, choice, individual pacing ⏳, and consistent respect for personal boundaries. Change is not pursued or imposed; instead, the format offers a process-open space for sensing, noticing, and reflecting, allowing experience to unfold according to the participant’s own rhythm.
Nature as a relational experiential field
Within the ENBI understanding, nature is not applied as a technique or intervention in a narrow sense, but approached as a relational experiential field 🌱. This field can support presence, affect regulation, and experiences of connection and belonging. The session integrates bodily, emotional, and cognitive dimensions of experience, reflecting a biopsychosocial and experiential orientation.
Target group and contextualization
This format is particularly suited for professionals and interested participants seeking a mindful, low-threshold, and human-centered exploration of experience- and nature-based processes. It may be used as a stand-alone self-experience session or as a complementary element within ENBI-related training and continuing education programs.
🪶 Optional Certificate: Participants who submit a brief reflection following the session will receive a Certificate of Completion.
